Encounter: Doubt, Shame, Humiliation. It Will Finally

"based On A True Story" Is A Come-on, The Aesthetic Equivalent Of "no Loan Request Refused." For, At Best, The Creator Has Fashioned A Film Based On His Understanding Of, Interpretation Of, And Reduction Of The Report Of An Actual Occurrence.

Always Do Things The Least Interesting Way, The Most Blunt Way, And You Make A Better Movie. This Is My Experience.

We All Hope. It's What Keeps Us Alive.

Make The Audience Wonder What's Going On By Putting Them In The Same Position As The Protagonist.

People Only Speak To Get Something.